The House of the Scorpion

MATTEO ALACRáN WAS NOT BORN; HE WAS HARVESTED.

His DNA came from El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium -- a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. Matt's first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monster -- except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself.

As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, including El Patrón's power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesn't even suspect. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-26-2009; House of the Scorpion book; The book came in about a week, which is usually how long something takes, and it came in good condition.It looked as if it had bEen read many tiMes, but had been well taken care of.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-24-2009; The House of the Scorpion; Multiple award winning book by Nancy Farmer, The House of the Scorpion, is a must read. Farmer draws the reader into the unforgettable story of Matteo Alacran, a young boy who slowly comes to the realization that he is a clone created...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-21-2009; scifi meets 100 years of solitude... or so i thought!; I got really excited after reading initial chapters. I thought this books is scifi meets 100 years of solitude (spl. after looking at the family tree). I didn't turn out to be that way. Some aspects of the story were left unexplored. Mr...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-11-2009; Good Read!; I purchased this book because my daughter had to read it for her English class. Since I always read the book she has to before she does (to make sure she's actually reading it)I wasn't too excited about it, especially because it is a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-26-2009; House of the Scorpion book; The book came in about a week, which is usually how long something takes, and it came in good condition.It looked as if it had bEen read many tiMes, but had been well taken care of.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-21-2009; scifi meets 100 years of solitude... or so i thought!; I got really excited after reading initial chapters. I thought this books is scifi meets 100 years of solitude (spl. after looking at the family tree). I didn't turn out to be that way. Some aspects of the story were left unexplored. Mr...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-07-2008; I didn't get it; I truly do appreciate this book. I truly do. Nancy Farmer has a gift for creativity and I'm in love with the way she makes a blend of culture, sci-fi, and morality. This is a complex and thought-provoking novel, written quite well.That...; read full review | report as inappropriate